HP lab launched to test RFID potential
HP lab launched to test RFID potential
A new RFID laboratory has launched by HP to simulate a real-world manufacturing and distribution centre where HP customers and partners can test pilot the capabilities of RFID technologies and solutions.
It is called a "noisy" lab because it will imitate the noisy atmosphere of a live manufacturing environment and distribution centre.
It is part of a bigger RFID HP initiative aimed at meeting the RFID compliance mandates of retailers, which is designed to increase the number of RFID-tagged products bound for leading retailers from HP.
Richard Dean, the program director for mobile enterprise and RFID services research at IDC, said: "IDC considers HP's RFID Lab initiatives to be well timed for an emerging marketplace. It further underscores HP's commitment to providing the right solutions for supply chain participants within the RFID (and auto-sensing) marketplace."
Ian Robertson, the director of the RFID program at HP, added: "Our new Noisy Lab facility offers an invaluable resource to HP, its customers and partners as they develop innovative RFID solutions and services to help simplify change and reduce costs.
"We are committed to developing and implementing RFID technology in a cost-effective and low-risk manner to meet our customer requirements and make supply chain improvements in industries as diverse as retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical and high technology."
HP hopes that the RFID lab will provide an accurate picture of how all kinds of goods can be tracked in a supply chain, be it in the servers of a data centre, pallets of wine on a loading dock or cases of soap in a warehouse.
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